Doctorow
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Doctorow is a surname most prominently associated with E. L. Doctorow, the acclaimed American novelist known for his works of historical fiction such as "Ragtime."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doctorow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15079603 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doctorow Context triple: [E. L. Doctorow, familyName, Doctorow]
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A.
Dubrow
Dubrow is a surname most notably associated with American television personality and actress Heather Dubrow.
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B.
Leibowitz
Leibowitz is the birth surname of American comedian and former "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart.
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C.
Aaron M. Powell
Aaron M. Powell was a 19th-century American abolitionist and reformer who played a leading role in anti-slavery and social justice movements.
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D.
Waldman
Waldman is a surname most notably associated with Eyal Waldman, an Israeli entrepreneur and co-founder of the high-performance networking company Mellanox Technologies.
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E.
D.G. Baley
D.G. Baley is a character in Isaac Asimov’s Robot series, known as a descendant of detective Elijah Baley who plays a key role in the novel "Robots and Empire."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doctorow Target entity description: Doctorow is a surname most prominently associated with E. L. Doctorow, the acclaimed American novelist known for his works of historical fiction such as "Ragtime."
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A.
Dubrow
Dubrow is a surname most notably associated with American television personality and actress Heather Dubrow.
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B.
Leibowitz
Leibowitz is the birth surname of American comedian and former "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart.
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C.
Aaron M. Powell
Aaron M. Powell was a 19th-century American abolitionist and reformer who played a leading role in anti-slavery and social justice movements.
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D.
Waldman
Waldman is a surname most notably associated with Eyal Waldman, an Israeli entrepreneur and co-founder of the high-performance networking company Mellanox Technologies.
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E.
D.G. Baley
D.G. Baley is a character in Isaac Asimov’s Robot series, known as a descendant of detective Elijah Baley who plays a key role in the novel "Robots and Empire."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.